Kota Ibushi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Kota Ibushi

Japanese professional wrestler

Date of Birth: 21-May-1982

Place of Birth: Kagoshima, Japan

Profession: karateka, professional wrestler

Nationality: Japan

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

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Kota Ibushi (????, Ibushi Kota, born May 21, 1982) is a Japanese professional wrestler and martial artist signed to New Japan Pro-Wrestling (NJPW).
He previously worked for the company as Tiger Mask W, the protagonist of the anime of the same name. His career began with the Dramatic Dream Team (DDT) promotion in 2004 and over the next eleven years became a three-time KO-D Openweight Champion, five-time KO-D Tag Team Champion and a two-time KO-D 6-Man Tag Team Champion.
Two of the KO-D Tag Team title reigns was with Kenny Omega as the Golden?Lovers; their combined total of 351 days is still a DDT record. In 2009, Ibushi started working for New Japan Pro-Wrestling and eventually signed with the promotion in 2013.
In NJPW, Ibushi is a former NEVER Openweight Champion, three-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Champion and a one-time IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Champion.
He resigned from both DDT and NJPW in February 2016 and has performed in several different organizations as a freelancer, including both DDT and NJPW as well as WWE, where he participated in the 2016 Cruiserweight Classic tournament. In early 2019, he signed a full-time contract with NJPW, and later won the IWGP Intercontinental Championship.
Ibushi has also won several tournaments for NJPW, including the 2011 Best of the Super Juniors, the 2015 New Japan Cup and the 2019 G1 Climax.